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Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read

Posted By: Steve Mellen
Date: Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 5:37 p.m.

In Response To: Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read (Stick)

Point taken but the bottom line is not true, he will not 'get back what was lost by playing out the race'.

Bob points out that he is not just talking about a competition which compares your ER to your opponent, but also systems that involve ranking players according to ER, etc. For example, let's say I aspire to be ranked as the lowest ranked ER player on Gridgammon. Over the long haul, I am probably better off taking long race cubes that are close passes, as opposed to passing and setting the checkers up for a new, possibly complicated game.

I will get dinged slightly for the initial take, but then I get to play 15-20 rolls flawlessly (because the plays are so easy), and all the decisions are weighted the same. My opponent gets the same opportunity to make 15-20 easy plays, of course, but it doesn't help him in the big picture because he is not pursuing a conscious strategy of exploiting these positions.

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• Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
  phil simborg -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 11:38 a.m.
  • Great Interview
    Paul Weaver -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 12:44 p.m.
  • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
    Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 1:46 p.m.
  • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
    mtuhtan -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 3:28 p.m.
    • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 6:35 p.m.
      • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read/One Correction
        phil simborg -- Wednesday, 6 October 2010, at 3:42 a.m.
        • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read/One Correction
          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 6 October 2010, at 4:16 a.m.
          • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read/One Correction
            Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 6 October 2010, at 4:42 a.m.
            • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read/One Correction
              Christian Plenz -- Thursday, 7 October 2010, at 3:13 a.m.
  • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
    Stick -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 5:05 p.m.
    • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
      Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 5:37 p.m.
      • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
        Stick -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 5:45 p.m.
        • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
          Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 5:57 p.m.
        • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 6:30 p.m.
          • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
            Stick -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 6:31 p.m.
            • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
              Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 7 October 2010, at 1:30 a.m.
              • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
                Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 7 October 2010, at 1:46 a.m.
                • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
                  Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 7 October 2010, at 2:01 a.m.
                  • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
                    Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 7 October 2010, at 2:06 p.m.
                    • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
                      phil simborg -- Friday, 8 October 2010, at 2:09 a.m.
                      • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
                        Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 8 October 2010, at 2:56 a.m.
                      • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
                        Henrik Bukkjaer -- Friday, 8 October 2010, at 7:05 a.m.
                      • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
                        Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 October 2010, at 5:11 p.m.
                        • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
                          Henrik Bukkjaer -- Friday, 8 October 2010, at 8:26 p.m.
      • Favorite quote, and a question/topic for further discussion
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 5:50 p.m.
    • Bob Koca Interview--A Must Read
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 5 October 2010, at 7:01 p.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 7 October 2010, at 1:55 a.m.